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EVRO0011

Western Galilee. Evron, 415 CE - 490 CE. Mosaic. Invocation.

Transcription

ייי Μνήσκου τοῦ δούλους ου Τιμοθέου φ

Translation

(Yod-yod-yod) Remember, your servants, Timotheos ...

Diplomatic

ייי ΜΝΗϹΚΥΤΥΔΥΛΥϹ ΥΤΙΜΘ ΟΥΦ

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Notes
One of thirteen Greek mosaic inscriptions found at a Christian church at Evron. The church was constructed in three stages, the first in the 415 CE, the second in 442-443 CE, and the third in 490 CE. The dedicatory inscription is recorded in a diamond shape in black letters on a white background. There is damage on the edges of the bottom half of the inscription which renders the last line illegible. The editor records the first line of the inscription as "_F _F _F" Μ, and indicates that each of these "_F" shapes represents the archaic Hebrew "yod". He suggests that these characters are used as a reference to God, and that many example of Yods appearing singly or as groups of up to four exist in the form of incantation texts and Jewish and Gnostic amulets. Finally, he indicates that these characters therefore do not refer to the Trinity as was recorded immediately after the texts excavation. The name Timotheos is of Greek origin.

Languages

Hebrew, Greek

Dimensions

H: —; W: —; D: —

Date

415 CE to 490 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

  • Black border around the inscription

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

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Source of transcription

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Source of translation

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Other sources

  • Tzaferis, Vassilios. “The Greek Inscriptions from the Early Christian Church at Evron.” Eretz-Israel 19 (1987): 36–53.
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